I'm not sure what the trigger was for me. I was working while also a full time stay at home homeschooling mom and it was a lot to take on. I was also having flashbacks of potential abuse from when I was a small child and the doctors think maybe PTSD was involved. I can't be sure the abuse was real though. My brain was highly delusional when all of this happened. The doctors have also said that the cause could be adrenal or hormonal. I think that is possible. My mother had her first episode when she hit menopause. Her trigger was hormonal combined with an emotional stressor.

In general it sucks not knowing what caused me to get so sick so quickly. I want to see it coming and try to get help sooner if it happens again and I feel like I don't even know what I'm looking for. I journal every day looking for any indicator that my mood is shifting. So far I've been stable and I hope it continues.